A "MOVIE" MONOPLANE. This is the new racing machine built (by an unknown manufacturer) for Mr. Howard Hughes, the American film director. It will attack the landplane speed record. The engine appears to be a two-row Pratt and Whitney or Wright. The arrangement of the retractable undercarriage is interesting.

A Reading type well represented - the Hawk Major; seven of these machines - two of which, differing from the others in internal fittings, are more accurately described as Hawk Trainers - are taking part.

AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR: The scene at Littorio (Rome) Aerodrome, Italy, at the start of the recent International meeting for a flight round Italy. The first lap was to Naples. A Miles Falcon is in the foreground.

A cut-away view of the cabin of the machine which, in the hands of Fit. Lt. Rose, won the King's Cup at 176.28 m.p.h. Providing comfort better than that of the majority of motor cars, the Falcon's upholstery (by Rumbold) is extremely pleasing. Among the instruments can be seen the Sestrel compass, Reid and Sigrist turn indicator, and an array of Smith's aircraft instruments. On the left of the control column is the flap-operating lever, and in front are those for brakes and tail trim.

THE SHAPE OF THINGS GONE BY: A faithful copy ot the Wright biplane glider' of 1902 has been made by Zander and Weyl, of Dunstable, for use in the film Conquest of the Air. Mr. A. R. Weyl is here seen - we almost said "in the cockpit" - just prior to a launching.

CHINA SAW ITS FIRST AUTOGIRO when Fit. Lt. A. D. Bennett, R.A.F.O., of Aircraft (China) Ltd., recently gave demonstrations of a direct-control model in Shanghai and other large towns. The machine was eventually taken over by the Chinese Central Government Air Force for trial. In the photograph above are (left to right) Marshal Chiang Hsu Liang, his chief of staff, and Fit. Lt. Bennett.

Most of the cars and a few of the aeroplanes present at the opening display. The big machine is the British Continental D.H. 86 and the Autogiro has its full parking equipment in place. The future control building will probably be built on the boundary at the top of the Picture.

DEADLIER THAN THE MALE. Another remarkable "close-up" of the Hawker Hind. A very large batch of these machines is being produced by the Hawker Company. The fully supercharged Kestrel V will come as a treat to pilots who have been flying Harts with naturally aspirated engines.

THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES. This fine photograph of the first production Hawker Hind light bomber being flown by Mr. M. Summers was secured by Flight's chief photographer from the Hart "MR," with Mr. J. S. Hindmarsh as pilot. The Hind, a development of the Hart, is fitted with ths fully supercharged Kestrel V engine of 600/640 h.p. (700 h.p. for takeoff) and does nearly 200 m.p.h. with full military load at 14,000 ft. Note the Demon-type rear cockpit and the tail wheel.

A WAY THEY HAVE IN THE STATES. Vought Corsairs (of two types) flying over Cleveland, Ohio, the scene of the 1935 National Air Races. The car park speaks volumes for the enthusiasm of the American public for really fast air racing.

ONE OF TWO: Both the Blackburn Shark ani Fairey Swordfish torpedo spotter reconnaissance biplanes are being delivered to units of the Fleet Air Arm. Here the floatplane version of the Swordfish is seen during take-off tests. The engine is a 690 h.p. moderately supercharged Pegasus III. Note the curious streak of spray.

WHAT POLAND WANTED. Bristol Pegasus III moderately supercharged radials rated at 690 h.p have been installed in a pair of Douglas D.C.2's for the Polskie Linje Lotnicze, "Lot," one of which is shown here.

PEGASUS-POWERED. The installation of 690 h.p. Pegasus III engines in a pair of Douglas D.C.2's for Poland has already been recorded in Flight. These views show the nose type exhaust ring and the cowling and it is also possible to see how the exhaust pipe is led into the nacelle.

THE TIPSY "S" MONOPLANE, designed by Mr. E. O. Tips of the Fairey Aviation company in Belgium, and now fitted with an Aubier et Dunne two-stroke engine, which has increased the speed to 94 m.p.h. Avions Fairey are laying down six of these machines, which will probably be fitted with the 750 c.c. Douglas engine, these, it is calculated, should give approximately the same performance.

Most of the cars and a few of the aeroplanes present at the opening display. The big machine is the British Continental D.H. 86 and the Autogiro has its full parking equipment in place. The future control building will probably be built on the boundary at the top of the Picture.

The experimental D.H. 90 (two Gipsy Majors), unfortunately scratched. It is the first D.H. biplane to appear with an unequal span since the experimental Airco 4R machine built for the Aerial Derby of 1919.

BACK FROM THE CONTINENT: In this Monospar Jubilee model, recently purchased by the Vacuum Oil Company, Mr. W. Faust (director) and Mr. H. J. White (aviation sales manager and pilot have been touring their agencies in many countries on the Continent Mr. E. C. Gordon England, joint managing director of General Aircraft Ltd., the makers of the Monospar, was also on board.

LOW DRAG: Here ts the first British strutted monoplane to have a retractable undercarriage. The machine is the Heston Aircraft Company s Phoenix, and the feature, with the careful cowling of the Gipsy Six engine, gives a very "clean" appearance.

KAY GYROPLANE IN THE AIR: Flt. Lt. A. H. Rawson flying the Kay Gyroplane at Southampton airport. This machine was first described in Flight of December 27, 1934. It has a unique method of varying the incidence of the blades end is undergoing tests for the Air Ministry.

AN OPEN GULL. It will be agreed that this new open-cockpit two-seater Percival Gull is an extremely pretty aeroplane. Built for the Maharajah of Jodhpur, it is fitted with a Gipsy Six engine, electric starting, dual control and special tankage arrangements which give it a range of 800 miles.

OFFICIAL INTEREST. The Percival Mew Gull is the first aeroplane to exceed 200 m.p.h. in the King's Cup Air Race. The photograph shows it being examined at Hatfield with obvious interest by Lord Gorell, chairman of the Royal Aero Club, Sir Philip Cunlifle-Lister, Secretary of State for Air, and Lt. Col. Shelmerdine, Director-General of Civil Aviation.

The news that Lord Wakefield has presented to the R.Ae.C. a cheque tor L250 to be awarded to Capt E. W Percival as a special Prize in recognition of his performance in the King's Cup race lends interest to this general arrangement drawing and data - not generally known - of the Mew Gull. It will be recalled that, although he was not placed in the Final, Capt. Percival averaged 208.91 m.p.h. over the 350 miles and made the fastest lap of the day with a speed of 211.2 m.p.h. The machine was entered for the race by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent

TRANSOCEANIC CONTRAST. This photograph, recently received from Para, Brazil, shows a B.A. Eagle in company with the famous Sikorsky S.42 Brazilian Clipper. The Eagle is that in which Senor Pombo, who is one of the group, flew the South Atlantic in 16 hr. 40 min. from Bathurst. The picture is of particular interest in view of the fact that the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company hold the rights of building the S.42 in England.

TRANSOCEANIC CONTRAST. This photograph, recently received from Para, Brazil, shows a B.A. Eagle in company with the famous Sikorsky S.42 Brazilian Clipper. The Eagle is that in which Senor Pombo, who is one of the group, flew the South Atlantic in 16 hr. 40 min. from Bathurst. The picture is of particular interest in view of the fact that the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company hold the rights of building the S.42 in England.

SEATING TWO, side by side, the American Aeronca is shortly to be built either at Hanworth or Aldenham, by Lightplanes Ltd. Mr. B. Brady has the British Empire manufacturing rights for this American design and, with the collaboration of J. A. Prestwich and Co , of motor cycle fame, who will build the engine, it is hoped to market it at ?395. The fuselage is of welded steel tubes and the wing of wood and metal. The cruising speed will be 85 m.p.h and range about 300 miles.

How the Aeronca may be manhandled. The machines are seen in front of the new Aircraft Exchange and Mart hangar at Hanworth.The Aeronca C-3 was one of the lightest aircraft flown by the Civil Air Guard, having an all up weight of around 1,000 lb.

The line-up for the Final, with the only biplane, A. H. Tweddle's Avian (Armstrong-Siddeley Genet), in the foreground. Although fairly new to the racing game, Tweedle's flying was remarkably consistent in both Friday's and Saturday's races.

THE KING'S CUP WINNER: Flight-Lieut. R. L. Atcherley ("Llewellyn") on the Gloster "Grebe" (Armstrong-Siddeley "Jaguar") entered by Sir Walter Preston, starting from Heston, and (inset) "crossing the line." The second "Grebe," with its entrant, the Hon. F. E. Guest, as passenger, and piloted by F./O. E. H. Fielden, is seen in the background.

VETERAN: The original Short Calcutta, which is now back at Rochester after seven and a half years on Imperial Airways Empire routes, and is being fitted with Armstrong-Siddeley Tiger engines preparatory to its use as a training machine for Imperial pilots.

TRYING IT ON THE DESOUTTER. This is the brand new inverted six-cylinder "V" Monarch engine installed in a modified Desoutter for test purposes. The engine, which will be developed by Aero Engines Ltd., delivers 150 h.p. and weighs about 340 lb.

IN THE OFFICE: Mr. H. J. Stieger, designer of the "S.T.10," and Managing Director of General Aircraft Ltd., is here standing In the cockpit of the machine before the race started. Seated is Fit. Lt. H. M. Schofield, General Manager and Chief Pilot of the company. He flew the "S.T.10" throughout the race.

A number of modifications, together with the use of a 750 c.c. Douglas engine, result in a considerably enhanced performance and improved control for the Super Drone. Mr. Kronfeld demonstrates its controllability at Hanworth.

FRESH FROM THE HIVE. A greatly improved version of the B.A.C. Drone has been produced and is seen here in a spirited zoom at Hanworth. The wings are now arranged to fold and there is tankage for 5 1/2 hours' fuel. Cruising and maximum speeds are respectively 60 m.p.h. and 70 m.p.h.

Mr. Robert Kronfeld, managing director of B.A.C. (1935) Ltd., in the cockpit of the Super Drone. With him are Mr. E. C. Gordon England (director) and on the left, the latter's brother, Sqn. Ldr. T. H. England.

A NON-COMPETITOR: Imperial Airways' Boulton Paul Boadicea, coming in to land at Hatfield on Friday. Among others, Mr. Jeffs, of the Croydon control staff, who had been taking a busman's holiday, returned with the machine to Croydon.

Lined-up on Thursday tor verification ot aircraft - "to verify that it is an aircraft and not a pram or a tame eagle with G-ARBO painted on its wings (via programme humorist). The machine in the foreground, incidentally, is the new B.A. Cupid, which must not be confused with Eagles, tame or otherwise.

PREPAREDNESS REWARDED: All the eleven Miles Hawks and the two Miles Falcons lined up for inspection by a large number of guests on the day before the King's Cup entries were due at Hatfield for presentation before the scrutineers. The firm will probably go down in history as the first to be completely ready for the race, and their preparedness was certainly rewarded with four machines in the first five of the final. It was extraordinary that all the machines could have been brought for the presentation as many of them had already been delivered. During the afternoon Mr. Miles demonstrated the manoeuvrability of the New Hawk M.5. with a display of superbly executed aerobatics.